DIRECTIONS FOR NATIONAL ENGLISH COMPETITION

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1 DIRECTIONS FOR NATIONAL ENGLISH COMPETITION You have got 80 minutes to answer 80 questions. Each question has only one correct answer. For each right answer you will get one point. For each wrong answer 0.25 points will be cut from your total score. There is no punishment for unanswered questions. Once the test starts you are not allowed to leave the test in the first 30 minutes. Telephones are not allowed during the test.

2 Part A: Reading comprehension Read the following passage to answer the following questions: The town s whistle blows; there s no school and Emmett s yard is covered with almost a foot of fresh, white snow. Emmett s rushes outside and picks up a handful of snow to make a snowball. With all of this snow why should he settle for one tiny snowball? He decides to find out just how big a snowball he can make! Emmett begins by rolling the snowball around his yard until he runs out of snow. Soon his friend Sarah and others join in to make it the biggest snowball ever! 1. What time of year is it? A) Summer B) Winter C) Fall D) The beginning of the Spring 2. Why did Emmett get out of the bed immediately when he woke up? A) He was waiting to hear the whistle blow so he would know if school was closed. B) He was waiting to hear the whistle blow so he would know if school was opened. C) He was waiting to hear the whistle blow so he would know if school was closed because of too much snow. D) He was waiting to hear the whistle blow so he would know if his parents were at home. 3. What did Emmett do when he heard the whistle? A) He jumped out of bed and got dressed. B) He jumped out of bed, had breakfast and run outside to play. C) He got dressed and run outside to play. D) He jumped out of bed, got dressed and run outside to play. 4. How deep was the snow? A) Almost a foot deep. B) A meter C) As deep as the school was all covered D) None of them 5. Who is Sarah? A) She is Emmett s best friend B) She is Emmett s best friend and next-door neighbor. C) She is Emmett s cousin D) She is just a beautiful girl 6. Emmet made the snowball on record. A) big B) bigger C) biggest D) the biggest 7. The snowball started to roll very. A) faster B) fastest C) fast D) slowest 8. The snowball rolled than they could run. A) fast B) fastest C) slow D) faster 9. Sara helped him make it even. A) bigger B) biggest C) big D) smaller 10. After it snowed all night, the town was the it had ever been. A) white B) whitest C) whiter D) darkest Mehmet Akif College International School of Prishtina Gülistan Educational Institutions 1

3 Read the following passage and decide which statements are True, False or Not Stated. Lotta s Christmas Surprise Lotta begins the day feeling very good about herself. She has learned how to whistle and is being a big help to her mother and her neighbor. She feels that she can do anything! Then her father tells the family that there are no Christmas trees in town and it is only three days until Christmas! Of course, the family is upset and disappointed. There must be a tree for Christmas! As Lotta is running an errand for her neighbor, Mrs. Berg, a truck loaded with Christmas trees stops right in front of her. She is very excited but the excitement is short-lived because the man refuses to sell her one. Then something unusual happens, and Lotta is able to give her family a surprise they will always remember. 11. Lotta was pleased because she could do many things, even whistle. 12. Lotta couldn t do anything because she was not able to bring the Christmas tree at home. 13. A truck loaded with Christmas trees pulled into the gas station. 14. Errand means a short journey undertaken in order to deliver or collect something, often on someone else's behalf. 15. As the driver was speeding around the corner, one of the trees fell off the truck. That was something unusual that happened. PART B: Filling in the gaps Read the following passage and choose the best choice to fill in the gaps. The Lost Hammer One day a man 16 to get his hammer, but he couldn t 17 it. He began to think his neighbor s son had 18 it. So when he saw that boy, he thought that his way of 19 was just like the walking of a hammer stealer. And when he looked at the 20 that man saw the face of hammer stealer. When the boy was talking with him, the man 21 the voice of hammer stealer. The boy s voice, face, actions-everything made that man think of a hammer stealer. After a few days the man 22 to his fields on the side of the mountain, and as he was hoeing his crops he 23 his hammer. On his way home, he 24 his neighbor s son. He watched the boy s face and actions while the boy was 25 him, but nothing, not even the boy s voice, was like a hammer stealer A) went B) gone C) is going D) go A) found B) find C) find it D) found it A) steal B) stole C) stolen D) had stole A) walking B) walk C) the walking D) walks A) boys face B) boys face C) boy face D) boy s face A) hear B) hair C) heart D) heard Mehmet Akif College International School of Prishtina Gülistan Educational Institutions 2

4 A) have gone B) has gone C) went D) was going A) finds B) find C) founds D) found A) was meeting B) meet C) met D) was met A) greeting B) greets C) greet D) greating Part C : Grammar 26. These boots should your foot warm and dry. A) catch B) give C) keep D) gave 27. When I meet people on holiday I always promise to in touch, but I never do. A) be B) keep C) try D) give 28. I don t the point of spending a lot of money on children s clothes because they only last for a few months and then they are too small. A) see B) keep C) give D) get 29. We can have the red ones or the green ones but we must a decision before 6 p.m. A) have B) do C) keep D) make 30. She lots of photos. A) took B) made C) did D) had Making arrangements with Paul A few days ago Paul phoned me and 31 whether I 32 looking after his dog when he 33 way. I 34 that I didn t really like dogs, but he said that he 35 all his other friends, and that I 36 his only hope. He invited me round to his house 37 to meet the dog, and he told me that he 38 dinner for me. An hour later he phoned again and said that he 39 after all, so I 40 meeting the following day for lunch. The next morning he cancelled this appointment and, after he 41, said that he 42 the dog to my house at I didn t know exactly 43, he said. Could you tell me how 44 there? I quickly said I 45 out and put the phone down. Luckily I haven t heard from him since. 31. A) told B) said me C) asked me D) spoke 32. A) would mind B) want C) like D) will help 33. A) gone B) went C) would go D) will go 34. A) told him B) said him C) asked him D) replied him 35. A) asks B) would ask C) will ask D) had already asked 36. A) am B) will be C) had been D) was 37. A) this evening B) that evening C) the evening D) ın evening 38. A) is cooking B) will cook C) would cook D) cook 39. A) had to go out B) went out C) goes out D) has to go out Mehmet Akif College International School of Prishtina Gülistan Educational Institutions 3

5 40. A) had suggested B) would suggested C) suggested D) suggest 41. A) has done B) told me sorry C) asked D) had apologized 42. A) would bring B) had brought C) brought D) brings 43. A) where is it B) if it is C) where it is D) how was it? 44. A) do I get B) I get C) I will get D) I am getting 45. A) went B) go C) will go D) was going 46. An old man, was carrying a suitcase, knocked at the door. A) which B) who C) whose D) whom 47. The last person pen I borrowed didn t get it back! A) whose B) which C) who D) that 48. The waiter by we were served expected a large tip. A) which B) who C) whom D) whose 49. Maria felt ill, she went to school anyway. A) still B) anyway C) but D) and 50. You play with matches! It s very dangerous! A) mustn t B) don t have to C) didn t have to D) must 51. Tom had homework that he had to stay up until midnight. A) to many B) so much C) so many D) much 52. There were customers that the shop closed down. A) so few B) so many C) to much D) too much 53. The room wasn t large for so many guests. A) as enough B) enough C) as enough as D) so much 54. I couldn t take any more clothes as there wasn t space in my suitcase. A) much B) too much C) any D) to many 55. We had money that we couldn t even buy a sandwich. A) so much B) not enough C) not many D) so little 56. it was raining, the school picnic was postponed. A) Since B) Although C) Even though D) So 57. By I felt so that I went to bed. A) tiring B) bored C) tired D) disappointed 58. Julie was so that her whole face turned red. A) frightened B) confused C) disappointed D) embarrassed 59. On days, we spend a lot of time indoors watching television. A) rain B) the rain C) rainy D) the rainy 60. After two years of, Kate got to know David really well. A) friends hood B) friendless C) friendship D) best friend Mehmet Akif College International School of Prishtina Gülistan Educational Institutions 4

6 Part D : Vocabulary 61. The roads were crowded and I was stuck in a for hours. A) pollution B) traffic jam C) train D) car park 62. The word is on the tip of my, but I just can t remember it. A) face B) hand C) mouth D) tongue 63. Part of an item of clothing for covering the arm is: A) Suit B) Sock C) Wear D) Sleeve 64. The hand has four fingers and a. A) palm B) thumb C) toe D) nail 65. Gina twisted her and she can t walk very easily. A) elbow B) eyebrows C) ankle D) uncle 66. When you are worried, lines appear on your. A) uniform B) shoulder C) forehead D) stomach 67. It would be nice to meet again. I ll get touch with you next week. A) in B) on C) at D) by 68. Children are not allowed to see this film. It s for only. A) teens B) adult C) old D) youth 69. When her bicycle was stolen, Jane became extremely. A) nervous B) angry C) upset D) damaged 70. Will you be later this evening? A) at house B) at apartment C) at flat D) at home Circle the correct sentence: 71. A) Would you mind telling me where we are? Tina asked. B) Would you mind telling me where we are, Tina asked. C) Would you mind telling me where are we? Tina asked. D) Would you mind telling me, where are we? Tina asked. 72. A) Turn the lights off when you leave the school B) Turn the light off, when you leave the school C) Turn off the lights when you leave the school D) When you leave the school, turn off the light s. 73. A) Naomi is friend of my sister. B) Naomi is my sister s friend. C) Naomi is my sisters friend. D) Naomi s my sister s friend s. 74. A) This book is the mine. B) This is mine book C) This book is mine. D) This is my books. 75. A) When the cat s away the mice will play B) When the cats away the mice will play. C) When the cats s away the mice will play D) When a cat away the mice will play. 76. A) They seem to be talking at cross-purposes. B) They seems to be talking at cross-purposes. C) They seems to talk at cross-purpose. D) They seem to talking cross-purposes. 77. Butterflies. A) skip B) flutter C) fly D) jump 78. Dogs. A) crow B) hoot C) bark D) roar 79. Strong coffee can be. A) sweet B) spicy C) sour D) bitter 80. Trees have got:. A) Branch, Roots, Trunk and Bat B) Branch, Roots, Trunk and Leaves C) Branch, Roots, Trunk and Seagull. D) Roots, Branch, Seal and Leaves. Mehmet Akif College International School of Prishtina Gülistan Educational Institutions 5